Three-dimensional transient numerical simulation for gas exchange process in a four-stroke motorcycle engine

Three-dimensional transient numerical simulation of gas exchange process in a four-stroke motorcycle engine with a semi-spherical combustion chamber with two tilt valves was studied. Combination of the grid re-meshing method and the snapper technique made the valves move smoothly. The flow structure and pattern in a complete engine cycle were described in detail. Tumble ratios around the x-axis and y-axis were analyzed. Comparison of computed pressure with experimental pressure under motored condition revealed that the simulation had high calculation precision; CFD simulation can be regarded as an im-portant tool for resolving the complex aerodynamic behavior in motorcycle engines.

The Observed Near-Surface Energy Exchange Processes over Arctic Glacier in Summer

Under Arctic warming,near-surface energy transfers have significantly changed,but few studies have focused on energy exchange over Arctic glacier due to limitations in available observations.In this study,the atmospheric energy exchange processes over the Arctic glacier surface were analyzed by using observational data obtained in summer 2019 in comparison with those over the Arctic tundra surface.The energy budget over the glacier greatly differed from that over the tundra,characterized by less net shortwave radiation and downward sensible heat flux,due to the high albedo and icy surface.Most of the incoming solar radiation was injected into the glacier in summer,leading to snow ice melting.During the observation period,strong daily variations in near-surface heat transfer occurred over the Arctic glacier,with the maximum downward and upward heat fluxes occurring on 2 and 6 July 2019,respectively.Further analyses suggested that the maximum downward heat flux is mainly caused by the strong local thermal contrast above the glacier surface,while the maximum upward heat transfer cannot be explained by the classical turbulent heat transfer theory,possibly caused by countergradient heat transfer.Our results indicated that the near-surface energy exchange processes over Arctic glacier may be strongly related to local forcings,but a more in-depth investigation will be needed in the future when more observational data become available.

Vertically aligned NiS nano-flakes derived from hydrothermally prepared Ni(OH)2 for high performance supercapacitor

In present work,the vertically aligned Ni S nano-flakes composed thin film is prepared by anionic exchange process in which hydrothermally prepared Ni（OH）2is used as a parent thin film and Na2S as a sulfide ion source.This synthesis process produced fully transformed and shape-controlled nano-flakes of Ni S from nano-flowers of Ni（OH）2.The electrochemical supercapacitor properties of Ni S electrode are studied with cyclic voltammetry（CV）,galvonostatic charge discharge（GCD）and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy（EIS）techniques.Highly porous surface area（85 m^2/g）of Ni S nano-flakes makes large material contribution in electrochemical reaction stretching specific capacitance（Cs）of 880 F/g at scan rate of 5 m V/s and 90%electrochemical stability up to 4000 CV cycles in 2 M KOH electrolyte.Further,the flexible solid-state symmetric supercapacitor device（Ni S/PVA–Li ClO4/Ni S）has been fabricated using Ni S electrodes with polyvinyl alcohol（PVA）–lithium perchlorate（Li ClO4）gel electrolyte.The Ni S/PVA–Li ClO4/Ni S device exhibits specific capacitance of 56 F/g with specific energy of 14.98 Wh/kg and excellent cycling stability after 2000 cycles.In addition,the Ni S/PVA–Li ClO4/Ni S device demonstrates illumination of red light emitting diode（LED）for 60 s,which confirms the practical applicability of Ni S/PVA–Li ClO4/Ni S device in energy storage.

Recovery of V_2O_5 from Bayer liquor by ion exchange

A new technology was developed to recover V2O5 from Bayer spent liquor by ion exchange.The experimental results show that in the conditions of 105℃ and 0.20-0.25 mass ratios between CaO in lime and Al2O3 in spent liquor, the precipitation rate of vanadium in Bayer liquor is more than 85%.The vanadium-bearing precipitation is leached by NaHCO3 solution.The leaching rate of vanadium can reach 85% in the conditions of 95℃, 40 g·L-1 of NaHCO3 concentration, and ventilating of CO2.The 201 × 7 type of resin has good adsorption effect on vanadium in the leaching solution.The adsorption rate is more than 94% with the flow rate of 0.09 mL·min-1·g-1 of leaching solution and the temperature of 40-50℃.By using 3 mol·L-1 of NaOH to desorb the saturated resin after adsorption at 40-50℃, a solution with more than 5 g·L-1 of V2O5 can be obtained.After roasting ammonium metavanadate that precipitates from the desorption solution when NH4Cl is added at the temperature of 500-550℃ for 2 h, V2O5 with more than 99% of purity is obtained.

Step-wise synthesis of work exchange networks involving heat integration based on the transshipment model

Due to the deterioration of serious energy dilemma,energy-conservation and emission–reduction have been the strategic target in the past decades,thus people have identified the vital importance of higher energy efficiency and the influence of lower carbon development.Since work exchange network is a significant part of energy recovery system,its optima design will have dramatically significant effect on energy consumption reduction in chemical process system.With an extension of the developed transshipment model in isothermal process,a novel step-wise methodology for synthesis of direct work exchange network(WEN)in adiabatic process involving heat integration is first proposed in this paper,where a nonlinear programming(NLP)model is formulated by regarding the minimum utility consumption as objective function and optimizing the initial WEN in accordance with the presented matching rules to get the optimized WEN configuration at first.Furthermore,we focus on the work exchange network synthesis with heat integration to attain the minimal total annual cost(TAC)with the introduction of heat-exchange equipment that is achieved by the following strategies in sequence:introducing heat-exchange equipment directly,adjusting the work quantity of the adjacent utility compressors or expanders,and approximating upper/lower pressure limits consequently to obtain considerable cost savings of expanders or compressors and work utility.Finally,a case taken from the literature is studied to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.

Nanocomposite Membranes based on Perfl uorosulfonic Acid/Ceramic for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Perfl uorosulfonic acid/ceramic nanocomposite membranes were investigated as electrolytes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications under low relative humidity. Different nanosized ceramics（SiO2, ZrO2, TiO2） with diameters in the range of 2-6 nm were synthesized in situ in Nafion solution through a sol-gel process and the formed nanosized ceramics were well-dispersed in the solution.The nanocomposite membranes were formed through a casting process. The nanocomposite membrane showes enhanced water retention ability and improved proton conductivity compared to those of pure Nafi on membrane. The mechanical strength of the formed nanocomposite membranes is slightly less than that of pure Nafi on membrane. The experimental results demonstrate that the polymer ceramic nanocompsite membranes are potential electrolyte for fuel cells operating at elevated temperature.

Piston mechanism of interaction of non-linear geomechanical and physicochemical gas exchange and mass transfer processes in coal-bearing rocks

The article focuses on a theoretical and experimental framework for the quantification of interaction between nonlinear geomechnical and physicochemical processes in high-stress coal-bearing rock mass during mining under high seismic risk due to large-scale blasting and earthquakes,as well as because of structural and temperature effects.The tests were aimed to examine and study comprehensively the piston mechanism of gas exchange and mass transfer processes,revealed recently at the Institute of Mining,SB RAS,as well as to explain the fact that the earthquake-induced low-velocity(quasi-meter range)pendulum waves(velocity to 1 m/s and frequency of 0.5–5 Hz)could stimulate an increase in the gas content in coal mines.In order to perform laboratory investigation at the Institute of Mining SB RAS,special-purpose stand for analyzing gas exchange and mass transfer processes in coal-bearing geomaterials under various thermodynamic conditions(P,V,T)and gas composition was constructed in cooperation with the Institute of Semiconductors Physics SB RAS.Matching of air flow rate with compression pressures allowed to obtain relations showing that air flow rate increases at the uncertain time interval under the increasing of the compression pressure.The same measurements was carried out with another gases such as Hydrogen H_(2),Helium He,methane CH_(4),carbon dioxide CO_(2) and carbon oxide CO.The laboratory tests aimed to detailed investigation of the previously revealed“piston mechanism”of gas exchange and mass transfer processes in the coal specimens and their quantitative description in terms of theory of the pendulum waves were carried in the first time.Consequently,there are some arguments for the testing of the opportunity of quantitative description of the“piston mechanism”related to gas exchange and mass transfer processes in the scale of coal mines.It is relevant when pendulum waves induced by powerful earthquakes and technical blasting reaches the mine.

Entransy dissipation minimization for generalized heat exchange processes

This paper investigates the MED （Minimum Entransy Dissipation） optimization of heat transfer processes with the generalized heat transfer law q ∝ （A（T^n））m. For the fixed amount of heat transfer, the optimal temperature paths for the MED are obtained The results show that the strategy of the MED with generalized convective law q ∝ （△T）^m is that the temperature difference keeps constant, which is in accordance with the famous temperature-difference-field uniformity principle, while the strategy of the MED with linear phenomenological law q ∝ A（T^-1） is that the temperature ratio keeps constant. For special cases with Dulong-Petit law q ∝ （△T）^1.25 and an imaginary complex law q ∝ （△（T^4））^1.25, numerical examples are provided and further compared with the strategies of the MEG （Minimum Entropy Generation）, CHF （Constant Heat Flux） and CRT （Constant Reservoir Temperature） operations. Besides, influences of the change of the heat transfer amount on the optimization results with various heat resistance models are discussed in detail.

Hydrochemical Characteristics and the Suitability of Groundwater in the Coastal Region of Tangshan, China

Through collecting groundwater samples from the coastal region of Tangshan, China, the hydrochemical processes that affect the chemical composition of groundwater and the quality of resources were analyzed. Chemical constituents, factor analysis, and a graphic method were employed in this research. The results show that human activities obviously affect fresh groundwater. The deep groundwater distributed in the southern part of the region is severely affected by salinization, and the shallow groundwater in the north is also beginning to show the same deterioration. The chemical concentrations of the deep groundwater depend largely upon the water-rock interaction, the mixing of saline water and the ion exchange processes. With the exception of sample C-33, all the groundwater samples in the study area are suitable for drinking. Tests show that roughly half of the deep groundwater samples have at least one water quality index indicating that it is chemically doubtful or unsuitable for irrigation. Therefore, it is concluded that deep groundwater is becoming an unacceptable resource to irrigate areas located near the coastline because the groundwater quality in the study area is exhibiting signs of degradation. This study＇s findings contribute to a better understanding of groundwater resources in order to support regional management and protection.

Characterization of polyoxometalates by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

The electrospray behaviors of saturated, substituted, and lacunary polyoxometalates （POMs） with classic Keggin and Dawson structures were investigated systematically by electrospray mass spectrometry （ESI-MS）. The anions included Keggin [SiW12O40]4-, [SiW11O39]8-, [SiW10O36]8 , [SiW9O34]10-, Dawson [P2W18O62]6-, [P2W17O61]10-, and metal-substituted Keggin derivatives such as [PW11MnO40]7-, [SiW10V2O40]6-, and [GeWgCu3O37]10-. Common species observed in the mass spectra arose from the protonation or cationization of either intact or dehydrated precursor ions. Compared to saturated and substituted POMs, lacunary POMs exhibited distinguished MS behaviors such as a much higher degree of cationization and dehydration of the bare polyoxoanions present in the mass spectra. In addition, some of these lacunary POMs were found to undergo subtle speciation change in solution. Freshly prepared solutions are suggested for synthetics for which lacunary POMs are starting materials. The advantages of the cation-exchange process which are prior to MS analysis are illustrated by an example.